Zimbabwe’s Zanu-PF Pushes Constitutional Changes to Scrap Direct Presidential Elections

Zimbabwe’s ruling Zanu-PF party is advancing controversial constitutional amendments that would end direct presidential elections, transfer the power to elect the president to parliament, and extend the presidential term from five to seven years. The proposals have ignited fierce debate and deepened political divisions in the country. Opposition leaders have strongly rejected the move, with veteran politician Tendai Biti describing it as a “slow motion coup” aimed at entrenching Zanu-PF’s long…